# Can quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.

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Podcast: [MIT Technology Review Narrated](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mit-technology-review-narrated-835175)
Published: 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/19/1134409/a-5-million-prize-awaits-proof-that-quantum-computers-can-solve-health-care-problems/
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Duration seconds: 789

## Resource

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

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